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|streetaddress= Schlossbezirk 1
|city= 88682 [[Salem, Baden-Württemberg|Salem]]
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|principal= Bernd Westermeyer<ref name="Geschäftsleitung">{{cite web|title=The basis of our community: our staff |url=https://www.schule-schloss-salem.de/en/about-us/staff|website=Schule Schloss Salem|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref>
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|grades= 5&ndash;12 (Abitur),<ref name="Fakten">{{cite web|title=Facts & Figures: a quick overview |url=https://www.schule-schloss-salem.de/en/about-us/short-profile|website=Schule Schloss Salem|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref> 11&ndash;12 ([[International Baccalaureate|IB]])
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|founded= 1920<ref name="Geschichte">{{cite web|title=History of Schule Schloss Salem|url=https://www.schule-schloss-salem.de/en/about-us/history|website=Schule Schloss Salem|access-date=10 May 2020}}</ref>
|enrollment= 600<ref name="Fakten" />
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[[Image:Salem Schloss Suedseite.jpg|thumb|300px|Salem Castle]]
[[Image:Salem Schloss Suedseite.jpg|thumb|300px|Salem Castle]]
'''Schule Schloss Salem''' ([[Anglicisation]]: ''School of Salem Castle'') is a boarding school with campuses in [[Salem, Baden-Württemberg|Salem]] and [[Überlingen]] in [[Baden-Württemberg]], Southern [[Germany]].
[[Image:Salem Front NO.jpg|thumb|300px|Salem Castle]]


It offers the German [[Abitur]] and the [[International Baccalaureate]] (IB). With service-oriented programs like a fire brigade and a [[THW]] (Technical Support Organisation), the school seeks to offer education on a social as well as an academic level.
'''Schule Schloss Salem''' ("School of the Castle of Salem") is a boarding school in [[Salem, Germany|Salem]], Southern [[Germany]]. It is considered one of the most prestigious such schools in Europe, and is often attended by German and European nobility.


The school was established in 1920 by educator [[Kurt Hahn]] with the support of [[Prince Maximilian of Baden]], and was co-educational from the start.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historie {{!}} Schule Schloss Salem |url=https://www.schule-schloss-salem.de/de/ueber-salem/historie |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=www.schule-schloss-salem.de |language=de-DE}}</ref> In the period of the [[Nazi Germany|Third Reich]], Hahn, who was [[Jewish]], was forced to emigrate to [[Scotland]], where he founded the [[Gordonstoun|British Salem School of Gordonstoun]] and subsequently the [[Outward Bound]] organisation and the [[United World Colleges]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wiedersheim |first=William A. |date=1990 |title=The Country Boarding Schools in Germany |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3529960 |journal=Die Unterrichtspraxis / Teaching German |volume=23 |issue=1 |pages=66–68 |doi=10.2307/3529960|jstor=3529960 }}</ref>
It is divided into the primary school in ''Hohenfels'' Castle, the middle school in ''Salem'' Castle and the 'upper' secondary school in ''Spetzgart Castle'' and the new campus of ''Härlen''.


==The school today==
It offers the German "Abitur", as well as the International Baccalaureate (IB).
Instruction in the first years takes place in [[German language|German]]. From Year 8 onward, Salem is fully bilingual and offers a dual curriculum. Students may either continue in the German system (Abitur) or enter the international classes and the [[IB Diploma Programme]], in which the primary language of instruction is [[English language|English]]. Most students are of German background, but there are a significant number of international students, with students attending from countries such as Switzerland, Spain, US, China, Russia, Korea, India, Canada, Australia and Italy.
With a scholarship program and its "Dienste" (Services) such as the Firebrigade, the "Technisches Hilfswerk" short: THW (Technical Support Organisation) or the nautical service.
The Schule Schloss Salem, also commonly referred to as Salem College, hence offers an education for its students at the academic as well as social levels.


All students in the upper years must engage in community service at least one afternoon per week. All students must also participate in a regular program of sports and/or outdoor pursuits. Participation in the arts is strongly encouraged.
The school was established by the educator [[Kurt Hahn]] with support of [[Max von Baden|Maximilian, Prince of Baden]] in [[1920]] and from the beginning accepted girls and boys. Hahn later emigrated to Scotland where he founded the [[Gordonstoun|British Salem School of Gordonstoun]].


Far more than in [[boarding school]]s from the [[Anglosphere|Anglo-American]] tradition, everyday responsibilities are placed in the hands of students under the guidance of staff. Many activities are led by students elected by their peers.
==Alumni==
* [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] (as Prince of Greece) (b. 1921)
**(His children attented the British Salem School in Gordonstoun)
* [[Queen Sofia of Spain]] (as Princess of Greece)
* [[Begum Inaara Aga Khan]] (as Gabriele Thyssen)
*Count Berthold Maria Schenk von Stauffenberg (b. 1934), major general and eldest son of count [[Claus von Stauffenberg]]
*Golo Mann (1909-1994), writer and son of [[Thomas Mann]]
*Prince Ferdinand von Bismarck (born 1930), head of the princely house of Bismarck
*His Imperial Majesty [[Eduardo Rivero]]
*Patrice Bart-Williams (b. 1979), reggae singer
*Christopher R. Queitsch (b. 1987)
*Moritz A. Kruse (b. 1987), Bankier


In 2013 the one-year interdisciplinary [[Salem Kolleg]] was opened in Überlingen; it is a [[studium generale]] programme seeking to prepare high school graduates for their academic and professional future through an orientation year of classes, [[career counseling]], [[Personality test|personal assessment]], and [[Leadership development|outdoor leadership courses]]. The programme shares many of the Salem facilities.
== External link ==

Approximately one-third of pupils receive financial aid through various [[scholarship]] programmes.[[Image:spetzgart.jpg|thumb|300px|Spetzgart and Härlen]]

==Campuses==
Salem is spread among three separate campuses: the Lower School (grades 5 to 7) and the Middle School in Salem Castle (grades 8 to 11, and Pre-IB). The Upper (secondary) School is in Spetzgart Castle – along the shores of [[Lake Constance]] – and the new campus of Härlen (Grades 11 and 12, IB years 1 and 2). Salem Castle is located in a former [[Cistercian]] monastery, which prior to secularisation in 1802–1803 was known as [[Salem Abbey]], in the town of [[Salem, Baden-Württemberg|Salem]].

==Notable alumni==
* [[Cleo von Adelsheim]] (born 1987), actress and hereditary princess of Oettingen-Spielberg
* [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] (1921–2021)
* [[Queen Sofía of Spain]]
* [[Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark]], daughter of King [[Paul of Greece|Paul I of Greece]] and Princess [[Frederica of Hanover]]
* [[Inaara Aga Khan|Begum Inaara Aga Khan]] (as Gabriele [[Thyssen family|Thyssen]])
* [[Berthold Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg]] (born 1934), major general
* [[Alice Ricciardi-von Platen]] (1910–2008), psychoanalyst and author
* [[Golo Mann]] (1909–1994), writer and son of [[Thomas Mann]]
* [[Monika Mann]] (1910–1992), writer
* [[George Mosse]] (1918–1999), historian
* [[Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann]] (1916–2010), political scientist
* [[Ferdinand von Bismarck|Ferdinand, Prince of Bismarck]] (1930–2019), head of the princely [[Fürst von Bismarck|house of Bismarck]]
* [[Brian Simon]] (1915–2002), historian
* [[Patrice Bart-Williams]] (born 1979), reggae singer
* [[Ekkehard von Kuenssberg]] [[CBE]] (1913–2001), former president of the [[Royal College of General Practitioners]], Scotland
* [[Christian Kracht]] (born 1966), writer
* [[Hans-Ulrich von Oertzen]] (1915–1944), major and would-be [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] assassin
* [[Rudolf August Oetker]] (1916–2007), heir to the Oetker fortune
* [[Eric Brown (pilot)|Eric "Winkle" Brown]] (1919–2016), pilot

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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.salemcollege.de/ Schule Schloss Salem website]
* [http://www.salemcollege.de/ Schule Schloss Salem website]
* [https://twitter.com/SchuleSalem/ Schule Schloss Salem Official Twitter Page]
* [http://www.roundsquare.org/ Round Square Website]
* [http://www.relocatemagazine.com/dir-s-schule-schloss-salem promotional videos with photographs]

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Latest revision as of 21:55, 17 June 2024

Schule Schloss Salem
Address
Map
Schlossbezirk 1

88682 Salem

Deutschland
Information
School typePrivate School
Gegründet1920[3]
HeadmasterBernd Westermeyer[1]
Grades5–12 (Abitur),[2] 11–12 (IB)
Enrollment600[2]
SpracheGerman, English
Colour(s)Blue, White
Websitehttp://www.schule-schloss-salem.de
Salem Castle

Schule Schloss Salem (Anglicisation: School of Salem Castle) is a boarding school with campuses in Salem and Überlingen in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany.

It offers the German Abitur and the International Baccalaureate (IB). With service-oriented programs like a fire brigade and a THW (Technical Support Organisation), the school seeks to offer education on a social as well as an academic level.

The school was established in 1920 by educator Kurt Hahn with the support of Prince Maximilian of Baden, and was co-educational from the start.[4] In the period of the Third Reich, Hahn, who was Jewish, was forced to emigrate to Scotland, where he founded the British Salem School of Gordonstoun and subsequently the Outward Bound organisation and the United World Colleges.[5]

The school today

Instruction in the first years takes place in German. From Year 8 onward, Salem is fully bilingual and offers a dual curriculum. Students may either continue in the German system (Abitur) or enter the international classes and the IB Diploma Programme, in which the primary language of instruction is English. Most students are of German background, but there are a significant number of international students, with students attending from countries such as Switzerland, Spain, US, China, Russia, Korea, India, Canada, Australia and Italy.

All students in the upper years must engage in community service at least one afternoon per week. All students must also participate in a regular program of sports and/or outdoor pursuits. Participation in the arts is strongly encouraged.

Far more than in boarding schools from the Anglo-American tradition, everyday responsibilities are placed in the hands of students under the guidance of staff. Many activities are led by students elected by their peers.

In 2013 the one-year interdisciplinary Salem Kolleg was opened in Überlingen; it is a studium generale programme seeking to prepare high school graduates for their academic and professional future through an orientation year of classes, career counseling, personal assessment, and outdoor leadership courses. The programme shares many of the Salem facilities.

Approximately one-third of pupils receive financial aid through various scholarship programmes.

Spetzgart and Härlen

Campuses

Salem is spread among three separate campuses: the Lower School (grades 5 to 7) and the Middle School in Salem Castle (grades 8 to 11, and Pre-IB). The Upper (secondary) School is in Spetzgart Castle – along the shores of Lake Constance – and the new campus of Härlen (Grades 11 and 12, IB years 1 and 2). Salem Castle is located in a former Cistercian monastery, which prior to secularisation in 1802–1803 was known as Salem Abbey, in the town of Salem.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ^ "The basis of our community: our staff". Schule Schloss Salem. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Facts & Figures: a quick overview". Schule Schloss Salem. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ "History of Schule Schloss Salem". Schule Schloss Salem. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Historie | Schule Schloss Salem". www.schule-schloss-salem.de (in German). Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  5. ^ Wiedersheim, William A. (1990). "The Country Boarding Schools in Germany". Die Unterrichtspraxis / Teaching German. 23 (1): 66–68. doi:10.2307/3529960. JSTOR 3529960.

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